Friday, Mar 1, 2013
The theme of this year鈥檚 flower show, "Brilliant!," reflects an equally luminous decision by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to welcome the student station to the convention floor.
by Sean Ramsden
Rider鈥檚 University鈥檚 campus radio station, 107.7 The Bronc, WRRC-FM, is making Philadelphia broadcast history. On Saturday, March 2, 107.7 The Bronc will become the first radio station in the 184-year history of the Philadelphia Flower Show to broadcast live from this world-renowned event.
The Bronc, which takes its name from Rider鈥檚 athletics mascot, is the sole radio station broadcasting live from this year鈥檚 flower show. The theme of this year鈥檚 event is Brilliant!, and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) could not have made a more luminous choice, selecting The Bronc over many of Philadelphia鈥檚 notable commercial and college radio stations, primarily because of the station鈥檚 programming, which is complementary to the event.
107.7 The Bronc will broadcast live Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. near the east entrance to 鈥淓xhibit Hall A鈥 of the Pennsylvania Convention Center and will feature special Flower Show editions of regular programming, such as Turf鈥檚 Up with Darren Gruner of KentuckyBlue.com, Sustainable You with Emily Mazzio and Sabrina Safran, and Inside Your Mind with Margarita Leahy and Ian Smith. Below is a complete line up of shows and times:
9 a.m. 鈥 Turf鈥檚 Up!
10 a.m. 鈥 Sustainable You
11 a.m. 鈥 Inside Your Mind
Noon 鈥 Turf鈥檚 Up!
1 p.m. 鈥 Sustainable You
鈥淥ur students are going to have an amazing 鈥榬eal-world鈥 experience broadcasting live from the Philadelphia Flower Show, in front of 40,000 attendees, at the largest event of its kind in the world,鈥 said John Mozes, general manager of 107.7 The Bronc.
You can listen to The Bronc鈥檚 broadcast from the Philadelphia Flower Show on Saturday, March 2, on the air at 107.7 FM, online at and via our free Android and iPhone apps when you search: WRRC.